If you love Agatha Raisin’s spark and Nancy Drew’s inquisitive nature, The Emily Mansion Old House Mysteries are your next unputdownable read!Some secrets are better left buried.
And some are of historical importance and should definitely be dug up, dusted off, and put in a museum.
When historical researcher Emily Mansion unearths a mysterious love letter, dating from the Victorian era, she is … mysterious love letter, dating from the Victorian era, she is intrigued by a cryptic set of clues that point to a lost legacy hidden beneath the flowers of Larch Hall.
The problem is… she’s not the only one doing a little digging.
It’s a race against an unknown adversary to solve the clues and find the treasure before a valuable piece of history is lost forever.
Five short and sweet English mysteries for light and easy reading!
1. The Lavender of Larch Hall
2. The Leaves of Llewellyn Keep
3. The Snow of Severly Castle
4. The Frost of Friston Manor
5. The Heart of Heathley House
Buy The Emily Mansion Old House Mysteries and start your cozy adventure today!
Please note, the first edition of this series was previously published under the name: The Emily Haversson Old House Mysteriesmore
Very good collection of mysteries. I enjoyed them very much. Good writing!
Always at the right place at the wrong time … or.. always at the right place at the right time‼
Enjoyable read.
These stories were interesting and the characters were decent, but it was rather heavy on the romance and light on the mysteries for my taste.
This is a little different for a cozy since her work has her moving from place-to-place, but the settings still have that contained feel, so it works remarkably well.
I enjoyed these books! They’re short and each one is a complete story. The main character travels from site to site doing historical research (keep reading if that sounds boring!) and gets into danger every time. I’m only sorry that I finished reading them.
Emily Mansion is a historical researcher who is hired by the owners of various places like old houses and castles to find out any and all obscure history. The books are fairly lighthearted and not too long a read for each story. She starts out with one assistant, who doesn’t work out, but she finds the right man in the end. I thoroughly enjoyed the read.
Shallow characters, but pretty good plotlines kept me reading
This series was okay. The plot is a bit predictable with the main character being attracted to some hot male character each time. Seems a bit shallow. I didn’t end up reading more than the first 2 books.
A continuous account of the main character which was nice. The books themselves were extended short stories but read together made an interesting read. Loved the idea of being an independent historical researcher.
It was a fairly good book but was kind of short 314 pages for five books.
Emily Mansion is a historical researcher whose work usually involves dry, dusty documents in small, airless rooms. But in these five books the nature of her job changes as a poem leads to buried treasure, she exposes a ghostly scam, and is the target of murderers herself. The tone is light and breezy, the situations are believable, and Emily’s crushes are understandable. These books are a good read.
What a treat! Five mysteries by Ruby Loren, who never fails to deliver a great read. As always, the plots are tight and multi-layered and the characters well-developed. The words flow across the pages, making these books most enjoyable. I received this book free and chose to make a voluntary, unbiased review.
I received an ARC from the author at my request and this is my honest opinion. These books are delightful. There is no violence, no profanity, and no explicit sex but do have a good mystery and a touch of romance. Just what the doctor ordered! These cozy mysteries are light, easy reading and a great way to escape from everyday drudgery. They aren’t deep, classical literature, and you may even find them easy to put down. But when you do pick them up again, Emily’s adventures will brighten your day. I highly recommend them.
This collection of five books has a lot going for it: great value; fun and original stories; believable, recognisable and interesting characters and finally great locations, which are really well described.
I am not going to describe the story in each book, the blurb does that perfectly adequately, but what I will say is that Emily has great adventures in each location, and that the books should be read in order to follow Emily’s ongoing romantic situations.
Ruby Loren has produced some classic mystery stories, with series like the Diana Flowers Floriculture stories, the Madigan Amos Zoo adventures and this series sits very well alongside those, I hope that she writes more about Emily.
I received an advance copy of the book from the author, but have voluntarily written this honest review.
I was enchanted with these books so it did not take me very long to power through the entire set of Emily Mansion Old House Mysteries! Emily’s profession of historical researcher was very fascinating. Who knew it could also prove so terrifying? I like the characters and the plots are well written. Mr. Bumble, Emily’s cat is also an important character – and very smart! If you are looking for something different in cozy mysteries, you should read these books!
This is an intriguing and exciting series of historical mysteries! Emily get hired to research a wide variety of things and definitely uncovers more than she bargains for! I love her cat, Mr. Bumbles. He is a remarkable feline! I enjoyed reading this series and had a lot of fun experiencing the adventures along with Emily!
Another crazy mad fun cozy collection from Ruby Loren!
Even better now are the adventures of Emily Mansion.
As an historical researcher, Emily seems to get snared in a medley of mayhem, mysteries and fun adventures!
A great and quirky deal!
Newly Re-Written Set of Great Cozy Mysteries
This is a group of novella-length stories that combine to a good full-length book. The series follows a historical researcher through a series of ancient mansions. Each story has its own cozy mystery to solve. The fifth book ties up the assorted story arc. It also ties in with the author’s ‘Blooming’ series in a cute way. I had purchased this as the original set. These have now been renamed and re-worked into a much better set of stories than the original. I am so glad to have been given this replacement set by the author, although I would have bought them again if she hadn’t.
Quirky, witty and quintessentially british in its humour. This quintet of books follows Emily Mansion (FMC) a historical researcher as she discovers mysteries about whatever house shes hired to investigate. Each book is short and sweet read but i really liked that. Theyre not my usual type of books that i enjoy reading but all in all these 5 books are a pretty good read
1. The Lavender of Larch Hall – 5 stars
Emily Haversson is a keen, single historical researcher. Research occasionally resulting in astounding finds. Unpredictable twists and turns.
2. The Leaves of Llewellyn Keep – 4 stars
Another good attempted murder (Emily’s) mystery. Emily is a good character with surprisingly poor skills at judging the quality of attractive men. However, Mr. Bumble is a great judge as to whether the job is done.
3. The Snow of Severly Castle – 5 stars
Great story. Full of surprise and mystery. As usual, Emily’s wonderful character shines through. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did.
4. The Frost of Friston Manor – 5 stars
Delightfully campy story. Emily is wonderful as usual. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did.
5. The Heart of Heathley House – 5 stars
Delightful mix with of Emily Haversson with some of the cast from the Blooming Series. Many wonderful characters. Plenty of twists. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did.
I received a copy of this book as a gift. I am leaving my honest review.